The talent really hit the stage last night at the annual “Kiddie Quest” and “Quest for the Best” shows under the big tent at the Sorting Gap Marina. Dubbed by many as the best “Quest” in a long time, the judges really had their work cut out for them. Although […]
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FORT FRANCES—Megan Schaenzer, a high school student from Minneapolis, crossed the border here Saturday at 10:30 a.m. after covering almost 485 km on foot. Schaenzer, 17, was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes last May. But after learning of her condition, she decided she wasn’t going to take it lying down. Instead, […]
Children’s birthday parties and family gatherings are the target for a new laser business in town. The first of its kind in the district, Outlast Laser Sports is a family-owned business operated by local residents Corey and Natalie Cousineau along with Andrew and Lorraine Peters. The young group—all born and […]
FORT FRANCES—While the company is making changes to the way it operates in Fort Frances, Shaw has vowed to try and keep aspects of local programming viewers here are used to, including town council meetings. Deb Avis, vice-president of marketing for Shaw Cablesystems, said Monday that Shaw general manager Doug […]
More than 300 people showed up at the Memorial Sports Centre here yesterday to see one of their own who has gone on to reach the highest hockey stage. Duncan Keith, a defenceman with the Chicago Blackhawks who got his start while playing in the Fort Frances Minor Hockey Association, […]
The Fort Frances Community Clinic staff have ratified a contract that will help narrow the wage gap among local health care workers, a union spokesman said. “The biggest change we wanted to make was to move forward with equalizing wage differences between health care workers in the community, and we […]
There currently are seven active fires in the West Fire Region. Five of those are being managed to realize ecological benefits associated with forest fires as per Ontario’s Forest Fire Management Strategy. These blazes are located in the fire districts of Fort Frances (in Quetico Provincial Park), Kenora, Nipigon, Red […]
While changes are in the works to local Shaw TV coverage now that programming will be run out of Dryden and Kenora, cable subscribers here can rest assured coverage of Monday evening town council meetings will continue. Town administration and some council members met with company representatives here Friday afternoon […]
AbitibiBowater employees here were rewarded for their excellent on-the-job safety record last week—and they went home with a little extra spending power in their pockets. The 700 employees each were given a $40 Fort Frances Chamber of Commerce gift certificate, which is expected to give local businesses a boost, Chamber […]
Two new fires occurred in the West Fire Region over what otherwise was a quiet weekend. Fort Frances Fire #10 was located near Quetico Park and reported at 0.1 hectares in size. The blaze was extinguished Saturday by a FireRanger crew from the Fort Frances fire management headquarters. Meanwhile, Nipigon […]
The Rainy River District Palliative Care Volunteer Program’s butterfly releases, originally scheduled for tomorrow in Rainy River and Sunday here in Fort Frances, have been postponed because the Monarch butterflies to be released were lost in transit. “Apparently, Purolator has lost 100 butterflies,” volunteer co-ordinator Jennifer Anderson said this morning. […]
Local police officers and Special Olympians will team up once again this Sunday (July 20) for the Ontario Law Enforcement Torch Run for Special Olympics. The torch run will start at 2 p.m. (rain or shine) at the local OPP detachment, with participants then making their way to Tim Hortons. […]
